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jr@rational.com (Jim Littlefield) writes:


>	The best way I have found to backup my system is using tar. I found a 
>tar out on the net that supports the aspi calls and also supports long file 
>names. ( I think it is a hold over from being ported from unix.) It works at the
>dos level as long as the aspi driver is loaded. This should be able to restore
> (not really restore but replace ) the files back to the hard disk from a 
>floppy booted machine. There may be some holes in this plan because I have not
>actually tried clearing off my hard drive and then replacing the files back. I 
>am not up to speed on what hidden files need to be there or whatever.

>	I figure it will get me by untill some good backup programs come out
>for Win95. I am waiting on the release of EZ-SCSI from Adaptec it will be the
>cheapest solution for me.

Have you actually tried restoring one of those long file names from DOS?
And I don't mean in a DOS box under Windows.  Straight DOS does not support
long file names; anyone who writes a backup program must handle restoration
of lfn's internally.

Colin